Calibrachoa plant named ‘Balbumora’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Calibrachoa  plant named ‘Balbumora’, characterized by its dark orange and deep to dark red colored flowers having a yellow coloration forming a central star pattern, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit, is disclosed.

Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed: Calibrachoa x hybrida.

Variety denomination: ‘Balbumora’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofCalibrachoa plant botanically known as Calibrachoa x hybrida andhereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balbumora’.

The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in ArroyoGrande, Calif. during October 2017. The objective of the breedingprogram was the development of Calibrachoa cultivars with attractivenovelty flower coloration, and a moderately vigorous, mounded-trailinggrowth habit.

The new Calibrachoa cultivar is the result of cross-pollination. Thefemale (seed) parent of the proprietary Calibrachoa x hybrida breedingselection coded CAL-15114-01, not patented, characterized by its mediumsalmon and dark red colored flowers having a yellow coloration forming acentral star pattern, medium green-colored foliage, and moderatelyvigorous, mounded growth habit. The male (pollen) parent of the newcultivar is the proprietary Calibrachoa x hybrida breeding selectioncoded CAL-15112-01, not patented, characterized by its medium orange andmedium red colored flowers having a yellow coloration forming a centralstar pattern, medium green-colored foliage, and vigorous, mounded growthhabit. The new cultivar was selected as a single flowering plant withinthe progeny of the above stated cross-pollination during February 2018in a controlled environment in Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings sinceFebruary 2018 in Arroyo Grande, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill. hasdemonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true-to-type with all ofthe characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retainedthrough successive generations of such asexual propagation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedlyobserved and can be used to distinguish ‘Balbumora’ as a new anddistinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant:

-   -   1. Dark orange and deep to dark red colored flowers having a        yellow coloration forming a central star pattern;    -   2. Medium green-colored foliage; and    -   3. Vigorous, mounded-trailing growth habit.

Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the female and maleparents primarily in having darker orange combined with darkerred-colored flowers.

Of the many commercially available Calibrachoa cultivars, the mostsimilar in comparison to the new cultivar is CAN-CAN Bumble Bee Pink‘Balcanumbi’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 29,547. However, in side-by-sidecomparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of‘Balcanumbi’ in at least the following characteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new cultivar have an orange-colored flower that        is different from plants of ‘Balcanumbi’; and    -   2. Plants of the new cultivar are taller and wider than plants        of ‘Balcanumbi’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is reasonablypossible to make the same in color illustrations of this type, typicalflower and foliage characteristics of the new cultivar. Colors in thephotographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed description, which accurately describes the colors of‘Balbumora’. The approximately 3-month-old plants were grown in 4.5-inchpots for 7 weeks in a greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill. Plants were givenone pinch two weeks before transplant.

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the overall growth and flowering habitof ‘Balbumora’.

FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of an individual flower of‘Balbumora’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype mayvary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature,light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance ingenotype.

The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is TheR.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England,2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significanceare used. The color values were determined in December 2019 undernatural light conditions in West Chicago, Ill.

The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately3-month-old plants produced from cuttings from stock plants and grown ina glass-covered greenhouse under conditions comparable to those used incommercial practice. The plants were grown in West Chicago, Ill. in4.5-inch pots for 7 weeks utilizing a soilless growth medium. Plantswere given one pinch two weeks before transplant. Greenhousetemperatures were maintained at approximately 67° F. to 72° F. (19° C.to 22° C.) during the day and approximately 64° F. to 66° F. (18° C. to19° C.) during the night. Supplemental lighting was used. Measurementsand numerical values represent averages of typical plants.

-   Botanical classification: Calibrachoa x hybrida ‘Balbumora’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Proprietary Calibrachoa x hybrida breeding            selection coded CAL-15114-01, not patented.        -   Male parent.—Proprietary Calibrachoa x hybrida breeding            selection coded CAL-15112-01, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type cutting.—Terminal stem.        -   Time to initiate roots.—Approximately 6 to 8 days.        -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—Approximately 21 to 28            days.        -   Root description.—Fibrous.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching.-   Plant description:    -   -   Commercial crop time.—Approximately 6 to 9 weeks from a            rooted cutting to finish in a 10 cm pot.        -   Growth habit and general appearance.—Vigorous,            mounded-trailing.        -   Size.—Height from soil level to top of plant plane:            Approximately 14.5 cm. Width: Approximately 41.0 cm.        -   Branching habit.—Freely branching, pinching enhances basal            branching. Quantity of main branches per plant:            Approximately 7.        -   Branch.—Strength: Moderate. Length: Approximately 19.0 cm.            Diameter: Approximately 3.0 mm. Length of central internode:            Approximately 1.7 cm. Texture: Densely pubescent. Color of            young stems: 146D. Color of mature stems: 146C.-   Foliage description:    -   -   General description.—Fragrance: None detected. Form: Simple.            Arrangement on flowering stem: Opposite.        -   Leaves.—Aspect: At acute angle to stem with tip turning            downward. Shape: Elliptic. Margin: Entire. Apex: Broadly            acute. Base: Attenuate. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Length of            mature leaf: Approximately 3.6 cm. Width of mature leaf:            Approximately 1.5 cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces:            Moderately glandular pubescent. Gland color: Colorless,            transparent. Color of upper surface of young and mature            foliage: Closest to NN137A with midvein of 146C. Color of            lower surface of young and mature foliage: Closest to 138A            with midvein of 146D.        -   Petiole.—Length: Approximately 3.0 mm. Diameter:            Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture: Moderately glandular            pubescent. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color: 146D.-   Flowering description:    -   -   Flowering habit.—‘Balbumora’ is freely flowering under            outdoor growing conditions with substantially continuous            blooming from spring through autumn and year-round in            greenhouse environment.        -   Lastingness of individual flower on the plant.—Approximately            5 to 7 days.-   Flower description:    -   -   General description.—Type: Single, salverform. Quantity per            plant: Approximately 35. Fragrance: None detected.        -   Bud.—Rate of opening: Generally takes 3 to 4 days for bud to            progress from first color to fully open flower. Quantity per            plant: Approximately 15.        -   Bud just before opening.—Shape: Oblong. Length:            Approximately 2.0 cm. Diameter: Approximately 6.0 mm.            Texture: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color:            Colorless, transparent. Color: Petal portion 154D with 168D,            tube portion 154C, venation of N92A.        -   Corolla.—Diameter: Approximately 3.2 cm.        -   Petals.—Quantity: 5, fused to form a tube. Shape: Obovate.            Margin: Entire. Apex: Obtuse. Length from tube:            Approximately 1.5 cm. Length of free portion: Approximately            7.0 mm. Width: Approximately 1.5 cm. Texture of upper            surface: Glabrous. Texture of lower surface: Glandular            pubescent, dense along venation. Gland color: Colorless,            transparent. Color of upper surface when first open:            Approximately upper third of petals 30A with midveins and            lower two thirds of 187C to 187A, petal margins of lower            third of 7A having the overall appearance of a star pattern.            Color of lower surface when first and fully open: 168D with            midveins of N77A and 144A. Color of upper surface when fully            open: Approximately upper third of petals 26A to 26B with            midveins and lower two thirds of 53A darkening through 187B            to 187A at throat, petal margins of lower half of 7B having            the overall appearance of a star pattern.        -   Corolla tube.—Length: Approximately 1.7 cm. Diameter at            distal end: Approximately 5.0 mm. Diameter at proximal end:            Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture of inner surface: Glabrous.            Texture of outer surface: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland            color: Colorless, transparent. Color of inner surface: 150D            transitioning to 7A at throat opening, venation of N77A.            Color of outer surface: 154C with venation of N77A.        -   Sepals.—Quantity per flower: 5, fused at base. Shape:            Lanceolate. Apex: Acute. Length: Approximately 1.3 cm.            Width: Approximately 3.0 mm. Texture of upper and lower            surfaces: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color:            Colorless, transparent. Color of upper surface: 137A. Color            of lower surface: 138A with base of 144B.        -   Peduncle.—Strength: Strong, flexible. Aspect: Acute angle to            stem. Length: Approximately 2.8 cm. Diameter: Approximately            1.0 mm. Texture: Densely glandular pubescent. Gland color:            Colorless, transparent. Color: 144A.        -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen quantity: 5,            basifixed. Stamen length: Approximately 1.2 cm. Filament            length of fixed portion: Approximately 5.0 mm. Filament            color: 150D. Anther shape: Bilobed, ovoid. Anther length:            Approximately 1.0 mm. Anther color: 8A. Pollen amount:            Abundant. Pollen color: 8C. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity: 1            per flower. Pistil length: Approximately 1.2 cm. Stigma            shape: Funnel. Stigma length: Less than 1.0 mm. Stigma            color: 145A. Style length: Approximately 1.0 cm. Style            color: 145D. Ovary diameter: Approximately 2.0 mm. Ovary            color: 144A.-   Seed and fruit production: Neither seed nor fruit production has    been observed.-   Disease and pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests    common to Calibrachoa has not been observed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plantnamed ‘Balbumora’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.